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W.H. calls out Washington Times mistake

The White House called out the Washington Times on Friday for breaking an embargo, a move the Times reporter says was a mistake.

Bobby Whithorne, a White House assistant press secretary, sent an email to reporters saying they could report on a climate action plan fact sheet because "the Washington Times ignored the embargo," which had been set for noon on Friday. The original release had the word "EMBARGOED" in the subject line, with the embargo time in the introduction of the email.

In an email, Washington Times' White House Correspondent Dave Boyer called the incident a mistake.

"It was my mistake," Boyer wrote. "I read right over the embargo warning, missing it, and treated it like other press releases. My fault."